Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) is a recently identified syndrome
occurring generally in smokers or ex-smokers, characterized by severe dyspnea and …

The syndrome resulting from combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema has not been
comprehensively described. The current authors conducted a retrospective study of 61 …

The syndrome of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) is not just a distinct
phenotype of IPF. It deserves the terminology of syndrome as a result of the association of …

Background: The presence of emphysema is relatively common in patients with fibrotic
interstitial lung disease. This has been designated combined pulmonary fibrosis and …

There is increasing clinical, radiologic, and pathologic recognition of the coexistence of
emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis in the same patient, resulting in a clinical syndrome …

CPFE is best described as a clinical and radiological syndrome where smokers are
particularly at greater risk. Although simplistic, the earliest definition based chiefly on …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most frequent form of idiopathic interstitial
pneumonia1. Recently a syndrome including upperlobe emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis …

The advent of computed tomography permitted recognition of the coexistence of pulmonary
fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE). Emphysema is usually encountered in the upper lobes …

[Syndrome of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema: understanding the functional
profile]. - Abstract - Europe PMC Sign in | Create an account https://orcid.org Europe PMC Menu …

The combination of pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) is a recently defined
syndrome, in which anupper lobe emphysema and lower lobe fibrosis coexist in a single …